Working on your thesis? This session will review the UBC formatting and submission requirements and include: Planning ahead Thesis formatting requirements Electronic submission of theses Facilitators Nick Rizzo, Senior Thesis/Information Clerk, Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. Karol Pasciano, Thesis/Information Clerk, Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. General registration opens on Monday, September 9 at […]
Working on your thesis? This session will review the UBC formatting and submission requirements and include: Planning ahead Thesis formatting requirements Electronic submission of theses Facilitators Nick Rizzo, Senior Thesis/Information Clerk, Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. Karol Pasciano, Thesis/Information Clerk, Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. Registration Information General registration opens on Monday, September 9th […]
Literature reviews accomplish several purposes for scholars writing up their research study, or research story, in order to summarize the scholarly conversation. In the introduction to a research article, research paper, or thesis chapter, for example, writers review research in order to provide readers with relevant background context to situate the current study. But how […]
Craft a genuine application and learn which strategies you want to use when responding to common questions like “what do you hope to learn?” or “why this program?”. We will review resources for preparing a CV, statement of intent/personal statement, and requesting reference letters.
Do you struggle with organizing your research materials? This 30-minute workshop highlights practical techniques for creating a README file. A README is a guide to your data and assists other researchers to understand your dataset, its contents, provenance, licensing and how to interact with it. Location: ONLINE (A Zoom link will be sent to registrants 3 […]
If you have never opened R, do not know what R packages are, do not know how to read files into R, this workshop is for you! At the end of this workshop you will: Know what R and RStudio are Know what the parts of R Studio are called Know how to organize R […]
The UBC Career Centre is excited to bring you a virtual mentorship and networking opportunity to connect with UBC alum, Molina Sharma. This event is open to all students and alumni. Please prepare one question for Molina's Office Hour and email it to connie.huang@ubc.ca. You will also be given an opportunity to ask your questions […]
Preliminary Application Process When you submit an application, you are applying for the WAITLIST only and your spot in the workshop is NOT confirmed. If you meet the requirements and are selected as a participant you will receive an email to confirm your registration approximately 2-3 weeks prior to the workshop. If you are not selected as a participant, […]
Create an authentic profile, practice finding potential contacts within UBC’s alumni network, and learn how to research career ideas using alumni and employer profiles.
Some course-based Master’s programs are designed to prepare students for specific career paths; others equip students with skills that can be applied in multiple career options. Either way, students may find themselves wondering how to identify possible career options. This session will provide strategies for identifying possible career paths, and assessing those options, as well […]
“Study A showed that …” “Study B showed that…” Have you ever wondered how verbs like show function in describing and summarizing previous studies when writing your literature review, and what alternative verbs are available for you to tell your research story? By focusing on the use of reporting verbs in published research articles, the […]
Are you in the midst of writing your thesis? Are there images or portions of published manuscripts you are planning to use in your thesis? Do you have concerns over how copyright laws could delay your thesis submission? In this session you will learn: to examine your thesis for copyright compliance the laws relating to […]
